Drop-stand for sewing-machines.



No. 675,07I. Y Patented May 28, |90

vF. FLSAVAGE. DROP STAND FDR SEWING MACHINES.

(Application Bled Jan. l5, 1901.)

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lINtTnp STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK F. SAVAGE, OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

DROP-STAND FOR'SEWlNG-VIACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 675,071, dated May 28,1901. Application filed January 5, 1901. Serial No. 42.246. (No model.)

To al?, whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK F. SAVAGE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsiuDrop-Stands forSewing-Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to that type of sewingmachine stands ortables in which means are provided to permit the sewing-machine head todrop beneath the table-top and be covered over by a hinged leaf whennotrequired for actual use.

The object of the present improvement is to provide a simple, durable,and effective construction of parts which are capable of a very readyand convenient manipulation inthe operations of raising or lowering thesewing-machine head and with which the sewing-machine head is supportedin a substantial manner (when in actual use) in a plane level with thetable-top and without any gaps or open spaces between the margin of itsbed-plateand the opening in the table-top through which it descends ordrops and with which, in addition, the driving-belt of the machine isheld in proper position to be engaged by the belt- Wheel of the machineas the same is lifted up into an operative position, all as willhereinafter more fully appear and be more particularly pointed out inthe claims. I attain such object by the construction and arrangement ofparts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lisaplan View of a sewing-machine table embodying the present invention;Fig. 2, a longitudinal section of the same at line @c Qc, Fig. l; Fig.3, a transverse section of the same at line x Fig. 1; Fig-4L, a detailplan view of a modified construction.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, l represents the main table-top, having anopening or orifice 2 for the passage of the sewing-machine head and of asufficient size to permit the' ready passage therethrough of the saidhead and its connected parts.

3 is a supplementary table-top arranged immediately above the maintable-top l and formed with a central opening for the recept-ion of thebase-plate of the sewinginacliine head, and which supplementarytable-top will comprise a stationary portion 3, permanently secured tothe main table-top l, and a front section or portion 4, pivotallyattached to the main table-top l and provided with a slinken ledge5,\upon which the forward edge of the base-plate of the sewinglnacliinehead rests and is supported in its raised or active position, theconstruction being such that said hinged section can be swung up, asindicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3, to permit the rising or dropmovements of the machinehead, which in the present construction will behinged at the rear margin of the aforesaid opening by suitable hingesattached within the recesses G therefor in the top 3.

7 is alid or' cover hinged at the end of the supplementary table-top 3a-nd adapted in one position to constitute a Work-supporting leaf orextension and in its other position a cover or lid for the openings inthe main and supplementary table-tops l and 3.

The general construction and arrangement of parts so far described iscommon to dropstands for Sewing-machines now in public use.- The noveltyinvolved in the present invention comprises a special construction ofparts, as follows:

In the present improvement the opening in the supplementary table-top isof a size and shape corresponding to that of the base-plate of thesewing-machine head` so that when said head is swung up into a raised oractive p0- sition the base-plate thereof will fit said openy ing withits surface level with the surface of said supplementary table-top, andthe :front and more or less of the right-hand end of said opening willbe formed by the hinged front section 4, which to this end is formedwith an extension S, which extends backwardly a sut'- ficient distanceto receive one of the holes 9 through which the driving-belt of themachine passes, the other belt-hole being formed in the stationary partof the auxiliary tabletop, as shown, and in my preferred constructionthe two belt-holes are connected together by a transverse channel 10, inwhich the belt lies when the sewing-machine stand is in a droppedposition. Vith such arrangement of parts the belt is held in properposition or alinement to be engaged by the belt-pulley of IOO thesewingmachine head as the same is raised into an active or operativeposition.

In my preferred construction, asillustrated in Fig. l of lthe drawings,the extension 8 of the hinged section 4 is shown as extending to themiddle of the auxiliary table-top; but it is within the province of theconstructor to give it a greater. or less extension, in accordance withthe clearance (the diameter of, as well as the elevation of) therearwardlyar ranged driving wheel or pulley of the sewingmachine headmay require in the dropping of the sewing-machine head below thetable-top. In effecting such drop movement of the sewing-machine headthe hinged front section 4 will be iirst swung up out of the way. Inlike manner the hinged front section 4 is shown in Figs. l and 3 ashinged at its forward edge by means of hinges 1l as affording the mostconvenient arrangement for ready mani-pulation. It is, however, withinthe province of the present invention to hinge said section 4 at itsright-hand end by means of hinges ll/ when circumstances may suggest.without departing from the spirit of this part of the present invention.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

, 1. In a drop-stand for sewing-machines, the

combination of a main table-top formed withan opening of capacity topermitthe passage of the sewing-machine head, a supplementary table-topcomprising a stationary section and a hinged section having a backwardextension,such sections being formed with an open ing of a sizecorresponding.r with the baseplate of the sewing-machine head,.and^withbelt-holes for the passage of the driving-belt of the sewing-machine,substantially as set forth.

2. In adrop-stand forsewing-machines, the combination of a maintable-top formed with an opening of capacity to permit the passage ofthe sewing machine head, a supplementary table-top comprising astationary section and a hinged section having a backward extension,such sections being formed with an open# ing of a size correspondingwith the baseplate of the sewing-machine head, with beltholes for thepassage of the driving-belt of the sewing-machine and with abelt-receiving channel connecting said belt-holes, substantially as setforth.

3. In a drop-stand forsewng-machines, the combination of a maintable-top formed with an opening of capacity to permit the passage ofthesewing-machine head, a supplementary table-top comprising a stationarysection and a movable section hinged at its forward edge and providedwith a backward exlension,such sections being formed with an opening ofa size corresponding with the base-plate of the sewing-machine head andwith belt-holes for the passage of the driving-belt of thesewingmachine, substantially as set forth.

4. In adrop-stand for sewing-machines, the combination of a maintable-top formed with an opening of capacity to permit the passage ofthe sewing-machine head, a supplementary tabletop comprising astationary section and a movable section hinged at its forward edge andprovided with a backward extension such sections being formed with anopening of a size corresponding with the base-plate of thesewing-machine head' with belt-holes for the passage of the drivngbeltof the sewing-machine and with a belt-receiving channel connecting saidbelt-holes, substantially as set forth.'

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 31st day of December, 1900. i

FRANK F. SAVAGE.

Witnesses:

ROBERT BURNS, HENRY A. NoT'r.

